IT SEEMS you can depend on the kindness of strangers.
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Rob Andrews was left devastated by the theft of his ute last Saturday night.
However, a good Samaritan in the form of Ben Tisdell contacted The Border Mail to offer the use of his car.
The act of generosity means Mr Andrews will be able to travel to Broken Hill to fulfill his work commitments at a mine based in the area.
Mr Tisdell was a humble hero and said he did not make the offer to receive public acknowledgment.
But rather he did it to continue the lessons he learned from his late father.
“My dad was very big on helping people, and he passed away a couple of years ago,” Mr Tisdell said.
“And when I found out about Rob, I thought of my dad and him trying to help people.”
Mr Tisdell did not want to become bigger than the story by reaching out to help, but said he was doing what he thought was the right thing to do.
“I believe ‘what goes around, comes around’ even though nothing really has come around to me at this stage, but I do believe in that,” he said.
“I do some volunteer work with Vinnies, but the thing is, so many people could do this (help people) but they choose not to.”
“I believe that ‘what goes around, comes around’ even though nothing really has come around to me at this stage, but I do believe in that."
- Rob Tisdell
Police informed Mr Andrews they found his ute on Tuesday morning.
However, it had sustained serious damage and would need significant repairs.
“It's not burnt out but it has been rolled and all of the windows are smashed,” Mr Andrews said.
"And they have taken all of my things out of it.”
Asked if he had received offers of help in the wake of the news, Mr Andrews said nothing had come close to gesture from Mr Tisdell.
"I've had some friends offers possible solutions, but nothing as lovely as somebody coming forward and giving me their keys saying I can borrow their car,” he said.
“That's unbelievable.”
Mr Andrews said he hoped nobody would have to endure the stress he has in the wake of his vehicle being stolen.
And he hoped the incident would shine a light onto issues such as car theft.
“I’ve just recently moved here so it’s not a great way to come into the area with getting a car stolen,” he said. "There's a lot of criminal activity going on, it needs to be brought out in the open and talked about more.”
